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Thomson, William (1819 - 1883)

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Epidemiologist and Physician

Born: 1819 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Died: 22 May 1883 Victoria, Australia.

William Thomson won international repute as an epidemiologist through his many publications between 1870 and 1883, chiefly on typhoid fever and tuberculosis in Australia. He was editor of the "Australian Medical Journal" 1859-61.

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Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000171. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 10 October 2006

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